First Week of Lent: Family Prayer in Unity with Christ

Pope John Paul II urged all to pray, writing in his 1994 Lenten Message, "Prayer makes us one with Christ and thus makes all people brothers and sisters.”

The Church Comforts the Suffering on World Day of the Sick

John Paul II instituted the World Day of the Sick on the feast day of Our Lady of Lourdes, saying that an illness is a “visit from God.”

The Shrine Announces New Hours of Operation

The Saint John Paul II National Shrine announces its new hours of operation including expanded weekend hours for liturgical worship beginning January 24-25, 2015.

Mission Statement

The Saint John Paul II National Shrine is a place of pilgrimage and the veneration of St. John Paul II, and above all, the worship of God. The shrine and its programs respond to St. John Paul II’s call for a new evangelization by communicating the inherent relationship of religion and culture to all interested parties through its liturgy and prayer, education and Christian formation, as well as its exhibits and conferences.

Submit Your Requests for St. John Paul II's Intercession

Your prayer requests will be offered up in the daily Masses at the Saint John Paul II National Shrine.

A few hours after John Paul II was declared a saint by Pope Francis in Rome on April 27, 2014, the U.S. shrine dedicated to his life and legacy that is sponsored by the Knights of Columbus was officially renamed in Washington, D.C. Photos